I heard a story once, about a woman who was training for a marathon. During the weeks before the race, she started to experience pain in her hip. Not wanting to interrupt her training schedule she ignored her body's warning signs and decided to compete on race day. Long in to the marathon her hip broke. That pain she was feeling in her hip, was a fracture caused by impact. She pushed her body farther than it could handle.
Last week around Thursday I started to feel a pain in my hips during normal daily activities like when I was standing or sitting. My training right now is motivated by a vacation and I have a workout schedule I have been sticking to rather well! Knowing I had to take time off to recover was a complete bummer, to say the least. I was really looking forward to my harder and longer routines that I usually complete on weekends.
I remembered the hip story and I knew I had no choice. I would rather recover than aggravate an injury to the point where I'm completely out of the game.
Listen to your body and do not ignore signs that you are injured or training too hard. This is important, no matter what activity you enjoy. It could be swimming, dancing or weight lifting. Injuries happen and it is much better to let them heal properly, rather than getting to the point where healing requires surgery, physiotherapy and months of inactivity.
Be Safe!
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November 25, 2008
Know When To Rest Your Body
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KalistheniX,
I would have to agree with you that over training can have serious consequences. If you have concerns about your hip pain, I might suggest you see a physio.
They have the knowledge to screen for conditions that might be of greater concern. There is one in Toronto - Physioplushealth.com . They do good work.
DS
Thanks David.
It actually started to feel better after a few days of rest. I'll keep your recommendation in mind in the future for myself and my clients.
Thank You!
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